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today we can thank rosa parks for making it happen. just take a look at this live picture as we speak, a dedication ceremony is getting under way in the u.s. capitol. it's for a statue honoring the won who refused to give up her seat on a city bus in alabama circa 1955. the nation's first african-american president is due to speak in about 40 minutes and you're going to hear from him live right here on cnn and you can follow the ceremony start to finish on cnn.com. all the dignitaries filing into the capitaocapitol. by the werek it will be a houseful with congressional leaders who will join the president. this is a big deal too. while there are many statues in the capitol there are almost none that are a congressional effort so to speak. many private funds feature statues. this is something congress has done for one of the most important women in american history. >>> but we're going to start with multitudes staying good-bye to a pope. he gives up and resigns the leadership of the roman catholic church. this last hurrah of the benedict
today we can thank rosa parks for making it happen. just take a look at this live picture as we speak, a dedication ceremony is getting under way in the u.s. capitol. it's for a statue honoring the won who refused to give up her seat on a city bus in alabama circa 1955. the nation's first african-american president is due to speak in about 40 minutes and you're going to hear from him live right here on cnn and you can follow the ceremony start to finish on cnn.com. all the dignitaries filing...
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it's amazing at the rosa parks statue unveiling. here you have republicans and democrats talking about rosa marks and fighting for the right to vote and just across the street you have the supreme security court hearing this case. many are fearful they are going to absolutely do that and we saw the voter suppression last year. the vra stopped voter i.d. taxes in texas. this is a huge issue that cannot be ignored. >> we saw the head of the naacp weighing in there outside of the courthouse. how is he responding to the case that some folks are making that it's a hold-over from the civil rights era and it's not necessary? >> here's the deal. look at last year. look at what happened when efforts were made to stop sunday voting, when you look at the changing of voting hours also in florida. all of those were efforts put in place by republican legislators after 2008. nobody can desicide that. and so, look, you can say we're not targeting any race but we know exactly what the purpose was. suzanne, one of the reasons why you saw significant
it's amazing at the rosa parks statue unveiling. here you have republicans and democrats talking about rosa marks and fighting for the right to vote and just across the street you have the supreme security court hearing this case. many are fearful they are going to absolutely do that and we saw the voter suppression last year. the vra stopped voter i.d. taxes in texas. this is a huge issue that cannot be ignored. >> we saw the head of the naacp weighing in there outside of the courthouse....
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tomorrow would have been rosa parks' 100th birthday. the postal service is releasing a stamp in her honor. she refused to give up her seat to a white customer on a bus in alabama was a catalyst for a
tomorrow would have been rosa parks' 100th birthday. the postal service is releasing a stamp in her honor. she refused to give up her seat to a white customer on a bus in alabama was a catalyst for a
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they are standing together to honor rosa parks. there he is, speaking earlier, president obama, also had congressional leaders and more than 50 of her relatives gather, at the capital to unveil this bronze statue of her. she stands nine feet tall. she is the first black woman to be honored with a statue there. >> rosa parks' singular act of disobedience launched a movement. the tired feet of those who walked the dusty roads of montgomery helped a nation see that to which it had once been blind. it is because of these men and women that i stand here today. it is because of them that our children grow up in a land more free. >> parks broke the law back on december 5th, 1955, when she refused to give up that seat to a white passenger on a crowded bus. the president mentioned in montgomery, alabama, actually in atlanta, back when i was in high school, i stood in line to get to meet her. got her autograph, rosa parks, incredible. >>> now this here. this will give you the creeps. was it fantasy or did a new york police officer really int
they are standing together to honor rosa parks. there he is, speaking earlier, president obama, also had congressional leaders and more than 50 of her relatives gather, at the capital to unveil this bronze statue of her. she stands nine feet tall. she is the first black woman to be honored with a statue there. >> rosa parks' singular act of disobedience launched a movement. the tired feet of those who walked the dusty roads of montgomery helped a nation see that to which it had once been...
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tomorrow would have been rosa parks' 100th birthday. the postal service is releasing a stamp in her honor. she refused to give up her seat to a white customer on a bus in alabama was a catalyst for a city-wide boycott which became a crucial moment in the civil rights struggle. >>> something has earl as early as tomorrow, the boy scouts of america could decide to lift its ban on gay members. they may vote to make that change. on tuesday, a new jimi hendrix song comes out. "somewhere" was reported in march of 196. it features hendricks on guitar and stroke calls, steven on bass and buddy miles on drums. on wednesday, fashion week starts in new york. all the world's fashionistas will head to bryant park. and on friday, bruce springsteen is honored as person of the year. the honor will happen in los angeles. among the big names who will perform neil young, elton john, sting, and mavis staples. that will do it for me. thanks for joining. cnn continues right with don lemon. have a great week. >> hello, everyone, i'm don lemon. thank you so mu
tomorrow would have been rosa parks' 100th birthday. the postal service is releasing a stamp in her honor. she refused to give up her seat to a white customer on a bus in alabama was a catalyst for a city-wide boycott which became a crucial moment in the civil rights struggle. >>> something has earl as early as tomorrow, the boy scouts of america could decide to lift its ban on gay members. they may vote to make that change. on tuesday, a new jimi hendrix song comes out....
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it doesn't make him, you know, the rosa parks of gun violence, but i do think his story is telling and the kind of thing we can learn from, it doesn't have to be an either/or. >> ross, i want to say one more thing. we always want to know why killers kill, we want to know why. so, what's the problem with figuring out what this man's thoughts were and trying to figure out how to stop violent actions from happening again? >> that agree with, i agree with you 100%. the only thing i'm saying to then go and pull his political ideas forward and polish those up, that's where i draw the line. i think it's a question of mental health and the questions of the other issues are perfectly fine. i don't want to validate his political thinking while people are literally planning funerals. >> and ross, button this up. >> i would just say that i'm pro-life, for instance. and there are obviously cases where americans who are opposed to abortion go nuts, take matters into their own hands, shoot abortion doctors, commit horrible crimes, and i wouldn't think it was appropriate for me to come on cnn after so
it doesn't make him, you know, the rosa parks of gun violence, but i do think his story is telling and the kind of thing we can learn from, it doesn't have to be an either/or. >> ross, i want to say one more thing. we always want to know why killers kill, we want to know why. so, what's the problem with figuring out what this man's thoughts were and trying to figure out how to stop violent actions from happening again? >> that agree with, i agree with you 100%. the only thing i'm...
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. >>> a winter storm is here and chad myers is here to tell us about it, next. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, tell your doctor if you have new or worse symptoms. get medical help right away if you have symptoms
. >>> a winter storm is here and chad myers is here to tell us about it, next. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and...
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this is a time of evolution right now but i think it will take a differencemaker, a rosa parks or a jackie robinson to say here is who i am, i'll stand up for what is right and once that ice is broken i think we start to see change. >> the other hypocrisy in all of this, the nfl penalized a player, you know, during the super bowl, right, because he said some anti-gay remarks so the nfl is trying to promote this we don't do that, we want to pave the way for maybe gay players and during the combine, teams ask players if they like girls? >> right, so there's that dichotomy there, doesn't make sense. >> what should we believe? there has to be a reason they're asking players that. i know it's an investment and all that, there are other reasons, they don't want gay players on their team and don't want to deal with that? >> they don't want any ruffled fete feathers, i hate to use this word, but they don't want cancers in the locker room, things that eat up the team and chemistry within a group of men. if there is a gay player there is mocking, scorning, scoffing, not good vibes because it's not r
this is a time of evolution right now but i think it will take a differencemaker, a rosa parks or a jackie robinson to say here is who i am, i'll stand up for what is right and once that ice is broken i think we start to see change. >> the other hypocrisy in all of this, the nfl penalized a player, you know, during the super bowl, right, because he said some anti-gay remarks so the nfl is trying to promote this we don't do that, we want to pave the way for maybe gay players and during the...